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The HHS announced conditional approval for plans for state-federal partnerships to run online health insurance marketplaces in Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire and West Virginia. Seven states in total have been given conditional approval for partnership exchanges.

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Premiums for 2015 are expected to vary widely based on geographic, regulatory and market conditions. In addition, health insurers have limited data on utilization patterns for new enrollees under the Affordable Care Act, and in some states, policies that do not meet ACA standards are still available.

More than 400,000 applications for stand-alone dental plans have been submitted through the federally run Affordable Care Act exchange, according to HHS officials. HHS did not release details on enrollment through state-run exchanges or on the number of enrollees in medical plans that also offer dental benefits. Few state exchanges offer stand-alone plans for adult dental coverage, but NADP Executive Director Evelyn Ireland says that might change once officials see activity and interest levels on the federal exchange.

A survey of 600 health insurance agents who are NAIFA members found that 56% expect to sell plans on Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges. The percentage is slightly higher, 59%, in states running their own exchanges, compared with 54% in states where the federal government will run the exchanges.

HHS gave conditional approval to health insurance exchange applications from California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont and Utah. A federal-state partnership exchange is planned for Arkansas. In total, 20 states have been given conditional approval to run health insurance exchanges.

Washington, D.C., and 17 states have spoken up on their decision to set up state-run health insurance exchanges. Nineteen other states have refused to set up their own exchanges -- among them are Texas, Georgia, Kansas and Pennsylvania. Six states have yet to make their decision, while eight states, including Illinois and West Virginia, have decided on a federal-state partnership exchange.